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Apache Struts Security Update (S2-044)

🗓️ 28 Sep 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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Apache Struts Security Update (S2-044) DoS vulnerabilit

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# Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:struts";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811799");
  script_version("2022-04-13T11:57:07+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-8738");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-04-13 11:57:07 +0000 (Wed, 13 Apr 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-07-01 01:29:00 +0000 (Sun, 01 Jul 2018)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-09-28 12:43:28 +0530 (Thu, 28 Sep 2017)");
  script_name("Apache Struts Security Update (S2-044)");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_apache_struts_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("apache/struts/detected");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-044");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94657");
  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"S2-044");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-058");
  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"S2-058");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache Struts is prone to a Denial of Service (DoS)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the
  target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to an insufficient validation of
  input in a form field by the built-in URLValidator.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attacker to prepare
  a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation
  of the URL and conduct a Denial of Service condition.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apache Struts 2.5 through 2.5.12.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.5.13 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];

if (version_in_range(version: vers, test_version: "2.5.0", test_version2: "2.5.12")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: vers, fixed_version: "2.5.13", install_path: infos["location"]);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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13 Apr 2022 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 35.9
EPSS0.03259
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